A transformation in the way we practice medicine also requires changes
in medical education and training. That's why the Clinic supports a variety of
educational initiatives aimed at undergraduates, health professionals, medical students,
residents, holistic clinics, medical spa's/spas (spa courses) and faculty.

The clinic is currently in the midst of a revision of
its medical curriculum as part of our commitment to the best practice of
medicine. We are developing and teaching courses in the medical
practice, and are bringing an integrative perspective into the foreign
and the resident clinics.

We provide monthly presentations on CAM
(complementary and alternative) therapies to students and faculty in
order to facilitate the understanding of these therapies in an
integrative model of healthcare.

Ayurveda is one of
the most ancient medical sciences in the world. It adopts a holistic
approach, treats a human being as a
complex whole and strives for harmony between a human being and the entire environment around him.

In the Vedas, references relating to Ayurveda are available, especially in the Aiharvaveda, though we find no
mention of the term Ayurveda as such. We presume, therefore, that when later on medical science
developed, it formed a separate subject by itself and came to be known as Ayurveda, the Science of
Life.

The philosophy of
Ayurveda is mainly discussed in the ancient classical text, Charaka
Samhita, which closely follows the Vedanta and early Samkhya and Vaisesika in respect of the composition of the
human being, from the most subtle to the gross.

There are three
main texts in Ayurveda, known as Brihat-Trayi, these are Charaka Samhita, Susruta Samhita and Astanga Hridaya.

A little after the
classical text period, Ayurveda came to be organized under eight topics
as follows:

1. Kaya-Chikitsa Medicine

2. Shalya-Tantra Major surgery

3. Shalakya-Tantra Minor surgery,like Eye, ENT, etc.

4. Agada-Tantra Toxicology

5. Bhuta-Vidya Psychiatry

6. Kaumara-Bhritya Paediatrics and Gynaecology

7. Rasayana-Tantra Geriatrics (the therapy for the aged)

8. Vajikarana-Tantra Sexology (the therapy for sexual
disorders)

In the Buddhist
period, the practice of Ayurveda flourished and spread outside India.
However, it suffered a gradual decline under Mughal and British rules.
After Independence in 1947, people
started looking back to their own heritage and revival of Ayurveda
started taking place.

In the study of
Ayurveda, the study of Samkhya-Yoga and Nydya-Vaisesika is
of great relevance.

The fundamental
principle of Ayurveda is the treatment of a living body which is
composed of five basic elements or
‘Building Blocks’ of existence, known as Panchabhuta, which are Kshiti (earth), Ap (water), Teja (fire), Mdrut (air) and Vyom (space).

According to Ayurveda, the functions
of human body are governed by three bio-regulating principles,
namely Vata, Pitta and Kapha. When these three principles
are in normal state (or in perfect balance) in the body, they are called Tri-dhatu. However, they are never found in perfect equilibrium in the body; hence they
are called Doshas because their disequilibrium in the body is the root cause of disease. So these three Bio-regulating Principles
are commonly called Tridosha, which may be translated as
the three main sources causing disease.

Vayu (also
called Vata) is the regulating or motivating force which is generated in
the body, because of its association with the soul (Atma), and is
purveyed, or flows, along the entire nervous system spread out all over the body.

Pitta is
responsible for all metabolic processes; it belongs to ever}- reaction
in which heat is generated. Pitta is responsible for the energy released by
chemical and bio-chemical processes. The main carriers of Pitta in
the body are enzymes, co-enzymes, hormones and vitamins. Pitta is the heating principle in the body
operating through the neuro-hormonal mechanism.

Kapha is the formative, preservative and
cooling principle. It lends to the body firmness, stability,
flexibility and calmness; Kaphaaids anabolism and so builds up
the tissues. One of the essential
functions of Kaphais to ensure permeability of the intracellular
and extra cellular fluid through the body. Kapha regulating principles also depend on the level of enzymes, co-enzymes,
hormones, vitamins, etc., which work in association with the
parasympathetic regulatory system for
the construction, development and separation of waste materials in the
body.

Disturbance in the
equilibrium of the three bio-regulating principles, Vata, Pitta and Kaphaare treated by administering substances available in nature such as
medicinal plants and herbs, animal products and minerals which
carry in them six types of tastes or Rasas with their related properties. Each Rasa is
formed of two types of Bhutas. The six Rasas and their respective Bhutas

The final outcome
depends on the interaction of the elements (Bhutas) present in
the six Rasas with those of the three Doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) functioning in the human body. Thus we find that in Ayurveda, the Pandw.bhautic-Sha.riris being treated with the Panchabhautic-Dravyas (substances) available in nature.

The basic concept
of Ayurveda is to treat the complete human system including the mind, and for this reason, it is called
holistic medical science.

Ayurveda seeks to
create a condition in the body where microbic agents are not able to multiply. The healing process is
supported in these ways:

The first step is
to purify the body, and this process is known as Samsodhana, wherein, body impurities are
very quickly expelled; it is very useful in chronic diseases. This
procedure in Ayurveda is called the Panchakarma Therapy.

The second step is
the Samsamana therapy, where disturbed or vitiated Doshas— Vata, Pittaand Kapha—are
calmed down.

The third step consists of
reinforcing the powers of resistance of the mind and the body, so
that the patient can overcome diseases by building up his own
power of resistance by following proper Ahdra (diet) and Vihdra (code of conduct like exercises, sleep, following
seasonal rules, etc.).

Ayurveda holds that
the body can be treated by what we eat; food are remedies, plants are healing drugs, and diet is the best
therapy.

It may especially be noted that so
far Vata, Pitta and Kaphain Ayurveda were described in English as humours or energies. Basically, Vataor Vatais energy which cannot be humour and, on the other hand, Kapha in
any way cannot be called as an energy. The study of Ayurveda by taking Tridosha as both humour and energy is very confusing and
misleads a scholar to understand
tine subject matter, that is why, so far, Vata, Pittaand Kaphain Ayurveda have remained unexplained.

By adopting a
different pattern of thinking, the term bioregulatory principles has
been used. By using this new term, we found that the concept of Ayurveda
becomes crystal clear and very scientific. The study of this will
further reveal the truth.

General Introduction

Evolution of
Ayurveda

Natural Philosophy

General
Concept of the Physical World Existence: The Panchabhuta

Bioregulating Principles: Tridosha

Tridosha
(Vata, Pitta and Kapha), The Bioregulating Principles and Their Characteristics

Temperaments and Constitution:
The Prakriti

Physical
Properties of Bioregulating Principles (Tridosha)

Location of the Three Bioregulating
Principles (Doshas) in the Body

General Functions of the
Normal Bioregulating Principles, the Tridosha (Vata, Pitta and Kapha)

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